It’s mostly the Euro having weakened vis-à-vis the USD, plus some very minor components like private-copying levy. European prices are usually listed including sales tax, which can make them appear higher compared to the US list prices which don’t include tax.

The euro is above the dollar again so that point doesn't really fly anymore.

Price increases tend to be sticky.

Apple only adjusts the prices once per year per product, at most.

Yup, at most. They're still selling my 2019 Mac Pro configured the way I have it (12 core, 192GB, 8TB, W5700X 16GB) for $13,000, just as it was in 2019...

... and if I go to trade it in, they'll give me $850 for it ...

> ... and if I go to trade it in, they'll give me $850 for it ...

Lol, that's a joke :D

I'm really surprised how they let the Pro range suffer though. Every 5-6 years there is a major release bringing it up to spec but in between nothing happens at all, not even a minor redesign for the latest CPUs.

This is what I don't get - the Pro is specifically aimed at those needing the maximum performance out of their machine. But after the first year this has been overtaken by the rest of the market and the remaining years until the next redesign it's a pityful excuse for a high-end workstation. Not to mention they won't even drop the price (ok for the trash can model they actually did that once.)

So, to whom is this still an appealing offer? Who invests top dollar into apple workstations when it's almost guaranteed they're going to be left in an awkward spot with nowhere to upgrade every few years? What's the point of this whole product line this way?

Private copy levy is so insignificant that it's just weird to mention it. We're talking about a tenth of a percent of the price of a MB here.

> private-copying levy

What's that?

Sales tax is a lot higher in EU, so that accounts for 15-20% (at least) of the end consumer price difference.

And that sales tax (maybe other taxes too) aren't shown in US product displays, but they are basically everywhere else.

> so it's technically ~$32USD cheaper in Canada?

I've noticed this as well, but having lived through 2011-2013 when the CAD = USD, Apple has 3-6 month lead times on pricing changes, almost always tied to product releases/store updates.

Maybe it'll get more expensive the next time they release a product, maybe it won't because the difference is currently negligible.

Yeah they probably want to avoid headlines about price increases for $30 and it would probably go in $49 increments.

The EU also has strong consumer protection regulations, such as a minimum 2 year warranty, that are factored into the price. Also, prices from Apple resellers can be lower than what you get from Apple themselves, usually similar to Apple with an education discount.